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Sybilla Masters, who lived in colonial Pennsylvania, invented machinery that mechanized the time-consuming, arduous task of pounding corn by hand into usable meal or flour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Hyperscalers can order servers and deploy them quickly, but the transformer that steps down high-voltage transmission to usable power cannot be rushed, and this creates a fundamental timing mismatch.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
We are closing side roads to the crash gates to keep these usable but the issue of pavement parking continues.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
This ultrafast separation plays a critical role in determining how efficiently solar panels and other light harvesting technologies convert sunlight into usable power.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026
Beowulf had gnawed a perfectly usable letter opener out of a piece of wood.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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